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The median home value in Breathitt County, KY is $69,724 as of 2026-08-31, down 20.73% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$69,724
Year-over-Year
-20.73%
National Rank
#3057 of 3071
Breathitt County ranks 118th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is -70.3% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $181,373, making Breathitt County -61.6% below the KY state median.
The typical home value decreased by 27.4%, from $96,061 in May 2026 to $69,724 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $96,061 | -20.4% |
| Jun 2026 | $76,090 | -20.8% |
| Jul 2026 | $72,947 | -20.9% |
| Aug 2026 | $69,724 | -20.7% |
Households here earn a median of $34,808 a year against a typical home value of $69,724 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.0×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 4% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Breathitt County is $69,724. That's down 20.73% from a year earlier. That is about 70.3% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Breathitt County the 118th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $34,808, so a typical home costs about 2.0× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
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